Friday, April 21, 2023

Happy Birthday Ben!


Our youngest son Ben officially enters his teenage years today, which is a somewhat terrifying sentence to type and then read back.  Time is seemingly speeding up, and I'm focused on enjoying every moment and soaking up as much as I possibly can.

Ben's final pre-teen year was a blur as he continued to develop his amazing piano skills, he spent a ton of time on the tennis courts and he ran cross country and track for his middle school.  He's now proud of his status as a world traveler, having toured London and Paris this past summer.  Ben has also been showing off his creative side with a few inventive and imagination-fueled blogs of his own that are designed for family viewing only at this point.  He speaks his mind, he knows what he likes and I'm proud of his kind heart.  

He's silly, smart and a great kid.  Ben cracks me up.  He has a knack of giving a look, making a noise or saying things that catch me off guard and make me laugh unexpectedly.  And now he's 13.  Hard to believe.

Memory Lane
2010 - Welcome Ben!
2010 - Ben is born, Roy Halladay wins, all is right with the world
2011 - Ben turns one as Roy Oswalt pitches the Phillies past the Padres
2012 - Happy 2nd Birthday Ben!
2013 - Happy 3rd Birthday Ben!
2014 - Ben is Four!
2015 - Ben is Five!
2016 - Ben and Chewbacca
2017 - Ben is Seven!
2018 - Ben is Eight!
2019 - Ben at the Grand Canyon
2020 - Ben is Ten! (Social distancing version)
2021 - Ben, accomplished piano player, amazing kid, turns 11
2022 - This kid, with unlimited potential and an unrivaled imagination, is 12.
2023 - Ben enters teen years. (What?)

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